The two child limit on child tax credit is hitting kinship carers despite assurances that they would not be affected.

This has the potential to push carers into even greater financial difficulties.

{

Sunday 1 October 2017 14.24 BST
Last modified on Sunday 1 October 2017 22.00 BST
Carers who voluntarily look after younger relatives to stop them being taken into care are being denied thousands of pounds in welfare entitlements as a result of the two-child benefit cap, despite government promises to exempt them